Box Score WINTER HAVEN — Daytona State College lived up to its top-five ranking on Wednesday night. The fourth-ranked Falcons dominated Polk State Basketball from the start, 102-67.
With the crowd covered in white shirts for the Eagles' "White Out" contest, the team in blue seized control early. Daytona State raced to a 15-3 before pushing that advantage to 26-8 later in the half.
Cole White and
Kellen Cashman gave the Eagles (13-7, 1-5 Citrus Conference) inspired minutes off the bench early on. An acrobatic finish by
Will Stallworth, in which he also drew the foul, earned some oohs and aahs from the crowd, but overall, it was just the Falcons' night.
Daytona State led 50-25 at halftime. Polk State never threatened in the second half.
As a team, Polk State shot just 34% from the field to 52% for Daytona State.
Ty Owens led the Eagles with 13 points. White,
Karl Knighten Jr., and
Fray Nguimbi each added seven points in the loss. Matt Bewley led five Daytona State players in double figures with 16 points on 6-for-9 shooting.
The Eagles will aim for their Citrus Conference road win on Saturday afternoon when they head to Fort Pierce to take on Indian River State College. The Pioneers are the last remaining team without a Citrus Conference win.
